This hearing is called to order. On december 30th, 2019, dr. Lee wang young, a 34yearold ophthalmologist at wuhan central hospital, took to a group chat he was in with some friends from medical school to discuss a sarslike illness that had recently been sickening people around the city. He posted a snip pet of a lab analysis that had found sars coronavirus, an extensive bacteria colonies in a patients airways and says this new illness had even led his hospital to quarantine some patients in the emergency department. So frightening, a member of the group chat replied, is sars coming again . Fice it to say the Chinese Communist government, which like all authoritarian regimes, is often more concerned about protecting its image than the life and safety of its citizens, was not pleased. And even as dedicated Public Health experts scrambled to warn each other, and collect more information on what was happening, chinas Security Services were busy trying to stop it. And probably the starkest
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Hello, everyone and welcome to powerhouse we are an independent bookstore and we thank you for your support and attendance tonight and hope that you purchase the book. We are very excited to be hosting the new book american overdose and die will be reading and talking with the moderator after which they will be taking questions. The former journalist at the bbc the guardians correspondent in jerusalem and washington, d. C. By tim on the impact of economic recession in modern america he received the James Cameron prize he was awarded the prize for journalism for recording the version of events and told an unpalatable truth and hes the longtime staff writer in the paris review and the office of Standard Operating Procedure from 2008 and we wish to inform you including the National Book critics circle award. Facebook short fiction essays have been translated into a dozen languages. Hes at work on a new book. Please join me now in welcoming chris. [applause] this one works. [laughter] a lo
By tim on the impact of economic recession in modern america he received the James Cameron prize he was awarded the prize for journalism for recording the version of events and told an unpalatable truth and hes the longtime staff writer in the paris review and the office of Standard Operating Procedure from 2008 and we wish to inform you including the National Book critics circle award. Facebook short fiction essays have been translated into a dozen languages. Hes at work on a new book. Please join me now in welcoming chris. [applause] this one works. [laughter] a long time ago at the border in 1996 or maybe earlier than that and in those days chris is doing some of the truly outstanding reporting from there as he has them everywhere that he has reported that ive ever had the pleasure to read. I guess i want to just start tonight, you have written about american overdose. It is just a terrific book, terrific reporting, writing, exceptional read and urgent story. How did you get into it
Now on bbc news, its time for tuesday in parliament. Hello, and welcome to tuesday in parliament. Coming up the chancellor, Philip Hammond, drops a heavy hint that he might vote against a new conservative government if it wanted to leave the eu without a deal. It would be wrong for a British Government to seek to pursue no deal as a policy and i believe that it will be for the house of commons, of which i will continue proudly to be a member, to ensure that does not happen. Mps demand action to support the protesters in hong kong demonstrating against a controversial extradition law. There were also images of fear and frustration from people who are increasingly desperate that the world looks on at their plight and will do no more than wring their hands. And the dangerous whirlpool tumbledryers still in peoples homes. One mother escaped with her baby daughter and toddler son. He followed me in the kitchen as i opened the door and saw the flames, i had to grab him, and get out and i had